Combination rail plate and brace.



J. F. WITT. COMBINATION BAIL PLATE AND BRACE- APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25, 1906.

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J. F. WITT. COMBINATION RAIL PLATE AND BRAOE.

APPL IOATION FILED SEPT. 25, 1908.

Patented Mar. 23, 1909. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JULIUs F. WIN, a citinen of the United States, residing at Chicago,

m the county of Cook and State of. Illinois,

5 have invented certain new and useful Ink rovemerlts in a Combination Rail Plate and race,of which the following is a specifics tlon.

A This invention relates to the art of railway track alpplianees, and has reference moreparticular y'to a device in the nature ofn combi nation rail plate and brace for effectively securing the rail of an ordinary railway track against spreading or overturning.

The general object of the invention is to provide a device of the character mentioned characterized by a high degree of efiiciency, simplicity, economy, and ease of application.

Integral or one-piece combination rail plates and braces have heretofore been proposed, but they are dillicult and expensive of construction, and frequently capable of a by being introduced from t e plication only end of the rail. I v

My invention aims to provide a dev ce which will possess all the desirable charac teristies 01: an integral plate and brace, with none .of the objections and drawbacks incident thereto.

My invention will be readily understood when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings illustrating practical- Fig.2 is a side elevation of the same,.viewed from the side on which the brace is applied.

Fig; 3 is a View similar to Fig. 1 in which the integralelainp or jaw on one side of the plate is omitted. Fig. 4 is a perspective elevation of the rail brace.

Referrin' first to Figs. 1 and 2, 5 designates a rai of standard form, and 6 an ordinary wooden tie on which the same rests. 7 designates as an entirety my hnprox ed rail plate, which consists of a at rectangular metal late of a width somewhat exceeding that of the rail base, the opposite edges 01' said plate being preferably beveled or tapered, as shown at 8 and J.

provided on its u per surface just inwardly of the tapered eggs 8 with an integral invrardly extending jaw 10 which is adapted to clamp the adjacent edge of the rail base and securely hold the letter to the upper portion The plate 7 is of theiplate. vided just outside the jaw 10. with one or The tapered edge 8 is pro-- more apertures. for the reception of a spike or s ikes 11 of the usual form, which are' driven own hard against the upper face of the jaw 10, this construction not only securing the late to the tie on this edge, but also reinl'orcing the jaw 10 against danger of breaking under strain. The plate 7, on the opposite side of the rail, is provided with a rectangular aperture 12 lying just beyond the edge of the railbase, which aperture cooperates with a brace designated as an entirety by 13. This brace, which is preferably and most cheaply pressed or stem ed from a single flat strip of malleable metal;

comprises an inclined ePOrtion l3 'which overlies the rail base, a sub- I stantially vertical portion 13 which lies against the. web of the rail, a dc rcssedor downwardly ofiset portion 13 wiich seats into and snugly fits the aperture 12, havin a square abutment at its outer edge against t e outer edge of said aperture, an inc ned portion 13 in the plane of the portion 13 and overlying-the beveled margin 9 of the plate 7, and a downwardly offset horizontal 1por-.

tion 13 which rests upon the tie 6 and a uts at its inner edge against the edge of the plate 7. Downwardly ofise't parts 13 and 13' are suitabl apertured, as shown at 14 and 15 (Fig. ll f dinary spikes 16 an 17, respectively, by

which the brace is strongly secured in place and interlocked with the plate 7.

In theapplica "on of the device, by slightly lifting the rail from the tie, the plate 7 can be inserted from the left, as shown in Fig. 1. the jaw 10 being driven into snug engagement with the edge' of the rail base on that side. The brace 13 is then applied, the downwardly oll'sct part 13 heingcarefully fitted to the aperture 12 of the plate, and the securing spikes are then driven, fastening the entire device strongly to the tie. The rail is thus secured on both edges of its been against rising from the tie, while the brace 13 strongly reinforces the rail'against overturning. Obviously, lateral thrustin either direction upon. the rail is resisted by thespikes onboth sides, the strain being transmitted through the late 7.

T. re modified l'ornr shown. in Fig. 3 is the same as that described inrespect to the brace, the plate differing simply in the omission of the'jap 10, the corresponding edge of the plate inv thiszcasc being simply or the 'passa e therethrough of or-f aperturedfor a suflicient number 11 irectly engaging the adjacent edge of the rail base to securely hold the latter in place.

I claim:

1. The combination rail plate and brace, comoris'ing a plate adapted to underlie a rail base and having an a erturcd marginal portion extending beyonc the edge of the atter, and a brace narrower than said plate and having a portion engaging the web of the rail and an inclined portion overlying and in contact with the rail base and the upper surface of the marginal portion of said p ate said brace being provided with. an intertion extending across the full width thereof and engaging the aperture of said marginal portion of the plate, substantially as described.

12. A combination rail plate and brace, comprising a plate adapted to underlie a rail base and having an apertured marginal portion extending beyond the edge of the latter, and a brace comprising a flat strip of malle of spikes lie substantially in the plane of the upper surface of the rail base, and a brace narrower than said late and having portion engag ing the we l) tion overlying and in contact with the upper inclined surfaces of said rail base and marginal portion of said plate, said brace being provided with an intermediate downwardly oflset integral projection extending across the full width thereof and engaging the apor ture of said marginal portion of the plate, 5 substantially as described.

mediate downwardly oll'set integral projecl able metal narrower than said plate and bent to present an upwardly turned substantially vertical end portion lying against the web of the rail, and an inclined portion overlying and in contact with the rail base and the upper surface of the marginal vortion of said plate, said inclined portion iaving an intermediate downwardly bent projection extending across the full width thereof and engaging the aperture of said marginal iortion of the plate, substantially as descri ed. A combination rail plate and brace, comprising a plate adapted to underlie a rail base and having tion extending eyond the edge of the latterthe upper surface whereof is inclined so to an apertured marginal por- 4 A combination rail plate and brace,

j comprising a plate adapted to underlie a rail base and having an apertured marginal. portion extending beyond the edge of the latter, and a brace adapted to overlie the rail base and said marginal portion of the plain, said brace having an intermediate depending projection engaging the aperture of said plate and a terminal depend ng u'ojertion engage ing the outer edge of said marginal portion of the plate, substantially as described.

5. A combination rail plate and brace, comprising a plate adapted to underlie a rail base and having an apertured marginal portion extending beyond the edge of the latter, and a brace adapted to overlie the rail base and said marginal portion of the plate, said brace comprising a ilat strip of malleable metal bent to present an inwardly turned end portion abutting against the web of he rail, a transverse downwardly oil'set projertion engaging the aperture of said plate, and a transverse terminal oil'set projection engaging the outer edge of said marginal port ion of the plate, substantially as described.

Witnesses SAMUEL N. Poul), FRinnenioic C. Goonwiv.

of the rail and an inclined por- 

